Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-10

$4,000
Moved and carried to adjourn.
Attest. b. GURwELI., Chairman.
J. NJ. SUMMERS. Co. Clerk.
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
COLBY KANSAS Feb. Is A. ID. 1877.
Commissioners met in special session, men,
bers present Frank Pingree. VIM. II. Smith,
W. n. Baldwin commissioners and James ".
Summers county clerk.
The following named persons were appoint
ed to appraise the following described school
land the southwest quarter section Q2) twenty
two town % seven south range CS2) thirty-two
west. Maze of appraisers, i. n. Hohack +.
H. Halliday. G. Crawford. also the following
named persons were appointed to appraise the
follOwi ing described school land tO-wit; the
southeast quarter of section cd twenty-one.
town "a seven south. range G2) thirfy-twO
west. names of appraisers Ed Welch. Geo.
BOndurant, e. F. Murphy. Also the follow
ing persons were appointed to appraise the
following described school land tO-wit: The
southeast quarter of section CD twenty-seven
town 90 seven south, range az thirsy-twO
west. and the northwest quarter of the north
northeast quarter and the northeast quarter
of the northwest quarter and the southeast
quarter of northwest quarter of section %
eight, town "a seven south, range CS.) thirty
two west. Names of appraisers. Tom Omara,
Jos Nottingham and JAS. GOen's.
The following persons were appointed view
ers of road petitiOned by S. \. Loop. o. ID.
DumOnd, Ed Temple and Alph Ware.
To the honorable board of County Commits
siOner of the county of Thomas.
The undersigned respectfully petition your
honorable body TO lay out, establish and open
to public travel i'm said county public road
as follows:
Commencing at northwest corner of section
ID one. town % seven south, range (S) west
thirty five running south east corner section
COZ twenty-six, town % seven range GID thirty
one west, thence east ending mt northwest cor
ner section CD thirty-One, town "a seven range
(sS, thrty.three west and we respectfully rep
resent that each of us is hOusehOlders of said
county residing in the vicinity where said road
is proposed to be laid out and that said road If
so laid out, will be public utility. st. 5. A.
Loop, I'd. George Simpson. Sd. &. A. Wood. 9Th
James A. Cole. 5th. VIM f. Starcher 9th, J. W.
Blake, 9Th. H. W. Blake, sth. E. NJ. Reed. 9th.
wiIory, 10th. b. J. Woodruff. 18th. Edwin f.
Stone. 18th. John S. Dulin.
State of Kansas
Thomas County,
S. A. LOOP one of the within petitioners
being by me first duly sworn, depOses ana
says that each of the persons whose names
are signed 10 the following petition, including
affiant resides i'm the vicinity where said rOaf
is proposed to be laid cut. is of the full age OF
twenty lone years and Occupier II house in said
vicinity, in said county as place of residence
and not as Il bOarlcr or ledger and is house
holder of said county and that the signatures
to the sa petition are the genuine signatures
of the said petitioners. made personally by
themselves respectfully,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of February 9th, A. d. 1887.
[SEALl JAMES NJ. SUMMERS
County Clerk
Road Petitioners Bond: S. A. Loop. George
Simpson. g. A, Wood, Jas. A. Cole, VIM. F.
Starcher. p. W. Blake. n. w. Blake. +. NJ.
Reed, g. Wilson ID. J. Woodruff, Edwin f. Stone
| John S Dulin as petitioners being about to pre-
sent to the board of County Commissioners of
the county. of Thomas in the State OF Kansas
| their certain petition ;igned by them praying
said board to establish IL certain road in said
county described in said petition as follows:
commencing ut the northwest corner section
| ID one. town ca seven SOUTH range (S5) thirty
| five west running south to southeast corner
| of section ta6) twenty-siX, town 90 seven range
| i35) thirty-fivs west. Thence east ending at
| northwest corner section GID thirty-O.:c, town
! "a seven south. range CS;9 thirty-thrce west.
Now therefore we S. A. Loop, as principal
| and Geo. Simpson. G. A. Wood Jas, A, Cole,
wm F, Starcher as sureties do hereby bind
ourselves firmly by these presents and do
promise to pay to the State of Kansas for the
use of said county of Thomas, the amount of
all costs and expenses that may accrue on or
in the proceedings pom and under said petit
ton i'm case the proceeding had in pursuance
of said petition shall not be finally confirmed
and established, provided, however, and this
obligation is upon this express condition
towit: That if the said above named petition
ers shall in case the said proceedings had In
pursuance Of said petition shall not be finally
confirmed and established, themselves pay
into the treasury of said county of Thomas
the amount of all said costs and expenses
when and il the same shall become due and
payable by them. then this Oblis alton tO-vOid;
otherwise to be and remain in full force and
effect.
Witness our hands this 18th day of February
A. d. 1887.
| S. A. LOOP,
| GEO. SIMPSON,
| GA. WOOD,
| JAS. A, COLE,
/ WV. +. STARCHER
The following named persons were appoint
| ed viewers of road petitioned by VIC. Lynde,
Joe Bowers, D. W. Carter, 7. b. Stanton.
To the honorble beard of County Commits
sioneres of the county of Thomas. The I'M
dersigned respectfully petition your honor
able body to lay out establish and To public
| travel in said county public road as follows:
Beginning at the no rthweSt corner of section
| (sO twenty-six, town t6) six south, range Ga,
thir,y-four west, thence south one mile to
the south west corner of section cs6 twenty